Column · 12 hours ago
Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$130K/yr - $250K/yrColumn is a financial technology company aiming to simplify banking solutions for developers and builders. The Software Engineer will be responsible for building and maintaining critical infrastructure, optimizing performance, and leading platform initiatives in a mission-critical environment.
AppsDeveloper PlatformFinanceFinancial ServicesSoftware
Responsibilities
Build and maintain critical infrastructure: compute, storage, networking, security, and observability systems
Own core banking infrastructure, including direct integrations with the Federal Reserve and real-time payment networks
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and release engineering workflows
Improve system resiliency and availability through better monitoring, testing, and automation
Lead platform initiatives like authentication/authorization, change data capture, and cross-cutting APIs
Operate close to the metal: optimize performance, reliability, and correctness across our systems
Uphold the highest standards for system safety, especially in a regulated, mission-critical environment
Qualification
Required
Experience building and maintaining critical infrastructure: compute, storage, networking, security, and observability systems
Ownership of core banking infrastructure, including direct integrations with the Federal Reserve and real-time payment networks
Design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and release engineering workflows
Improvement of system resiliency and availability through better monitoring, testing, and automation
Leadership in platform initiatives like authentication/authorization, change data capture, and cross-cutting APIs
Ability to operate close to the metal: optimize performance, reliability, and correctness across systems
Upholding the highest standards for system safety, especially in a regulated, mission-critical environment
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including options that are 100% covered by Column for you and 100% covered for your dependents!
Comprehensive family planning and fertility benefits via partnership with Carrot, including reimbursement of up to $20,000 in qualified expenses
Up to $2,000 (post-tax) monthly rent subsidy for employees living within 2 miles of Column’s office
FSA and HSA account options to enable use of pre-tax money for medical and dependent care expenses
401k plan, including self-directed brokerage options
Flexible time-off policy - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge
100% paid parental leave, including 16 weeks for birth mothers, 12 weeks for primary caregivers, and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers
Up to $4,500 in annual reimbursements for backup childcare
Catered lunches and dinners for SF employees
Commuter benefits, including paid transportation to-and-from the office
Regular team building events, including annual offsite
Company
Column
Column is a developer infrastructure company that enables developers and builders to create new financial products.
Founded in 2022
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (1)
2021 (5)
2020 (9)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
William Hockey
CEO and founder
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